Love, Simon
20th Century Fox | Release Date: March 16, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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31
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 12, 2018
It’s a casual breakthrough, normalising what was once a taboo. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 15, 2018
The most touching scene is the most conventional, an intimate moment between Simon and his mother, Emily (Jennifer Garner). Will she or won’t she accept him as the person he is? Love, Simon is many things, but not Greek tragedy. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerFeb 27, 2018
Love, Simon is touching as a gesture. As entertainment, it’s nothing Degrassi hasn’t done better. Read full review
55
The AtlanticDavid SimsMar 13, 2018
I’m happy to see a major-studio teen film wrestle with homosexuality and life in the closet as more than a comical subplot, even though I wish there had been a more engaging character to build that progress around. Read full review
50
The Film StageDaniel SchindelMar 15, 2018
Over two shapeless hours, it walks through sequences that announce their emotional gravitas while only sporadically earning it. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 14, 2018
The word that best fits it as a comedy, a romance and a coming-of-age story is “innocuous.” It’s just that at this point in history, after Neil Patrick Harris, after “Glee!,” “innocuous” doesn’t feel like enough. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMar 14, 2018
Greg Berlanti’s movie about a teenager’s coming out is nothing if not sincere. More to the point, it’s not very much except sincere. Read full review
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